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Pharmacology| Comprehensive Nursing
Pharmacology Review With Verified Questions,
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Exam!!
While caring for a patient with cirrhosis or hepatitis, the
nurse knows that abnormalities in which phase of
pharmacokinetics may occur?
a. Absorption
b. Distribution
c. Metabolism
d. Excretion - Answers-c. Metabolism
A patient who has advanced cancer is receiving opioid
medications around the clock to "keep him comfortable" as
he nears the end of his life. Which term best describes this
type of therapy?
a. Palliative therapy
b. Maintenance therapy
c. Supportive therapy
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d. Supplemental therapy - Answers-a. Palliative therapy
The nurse is giving medications to a patient in heart
failure. The intravenous route is chosen instead of the
intramuscular route. The nurse knows that the factor that
most influences the decision about which route to use is
the patient's
a. altered biliary function.
b. increased glomerular filtration.
c. reduced liver metabolism.
d. diminished circulation. - Answers-d. diminished
circulation.
A patient has just received a prescription for an enteric-
coated stool softener. When teaching the patient, the
nurse should include which statement?
a. "Take the tablet with 2 to 3 ounces of orange juice."
b. "Avoid taking all other medications with any enteric-
coated tablet."
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c. "Crush the tablet before swallowing if you have
problems with swallowing."
d. "Be sure to swallow the tablet whole without chewing it."
- Answers-d. "Be sure to swallow the tablet whole without
chewing it."
Each statement describes a phase of pharmacokinetics.
Put the statements in order, with 1 indicating the phase
that occurs first and 4 indicating the phase that occurs
last.
a. Enzymes in the liver transform the drug into an inactive
metabolite.
b. Drug metabolites are secreted through passive
glomerular filtration into the renal tubules.
c. A drug binds to the plasma protein albumin and
circulates through the body.
d. A drug moves from the intestinal lumen into the
mesenteric blood system. - Answers-3,4,2,1
An 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home on
digitalis therapy and has very little information regarding
the medication. Which statement best reflects a realistic
outcome of patient teaching activities?
Pharmacology| Comprehensive Nursing
Pharmacology Review With Verified Questions,
Rationales & Exam-Ready Study Guides||Verified
Exam!!
While caring for a patient with cirrhosis or hepatitis, the
nurse knows that abnormalities in which phase of
pharmacokinetics may occur?
a. Absorption
b. Distribution
c. Metabolism
d. Excretion - Answers-c. Metabolism
A patient who has advanced cancer is receiving opioid
medications around the clock to "keep him comfortable" as
he nears the end of his life. Which term best describes this
type of therapy?
a. Palliative therapy
b. Maintenance therapy
c. Supportive therapy
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d. Supplemental therapy - Answers-a. Palliative therapy
The nurse is giving medications to a patient in heart
failure. The intravenous route is chosen instead of the
intramuscular route. The nurse knows that the factor that
most influences the decision about which route to use is
the patient's
a. altered biliary function.
b. increased glomerular filtration.
c. reduced liver metabolism.
d. diminished circulation. - Answers-d. diminished
circulation.
A patient has just received a prescription for an enteric-
coated stool softener. When teaching the patient, the
nurse should include which statement?
a. "Take the tablet with 2 to 3 ounces of orange juice."
b. "Avoid taking all other medications with any enteric-
coated tablet."
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c. "Crush the tablet before swallowing if you have
problems with swallowing."
d. "Be sure to swallow the tablet whole without chewing it."
- Answers-d. "Be sure to swallow the tablet whole without
chewing it."
Each statement describes a phase of pharmacokinetics.
Put the statements in order, with 1 indicating the phase
that occurs first and 4 indicating the phase that occurs
last.
a. Enzymes in the liver transform the drug into an inactive
metabolite.
b. Drug metabolites are secreted through passive
glomerular filtration into the renal tubules.
c. A drug binds to the plasma protein albumin and
circulates through the body.
d. A drug moves from the intestinal lumen into the
mesenteric blood system. - Answers-3,4,2,1
An 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home on
digitalis therapy and has very little information regarding
the medication. Which statement best reflects a realistic
outcome of patient teaching activities?
